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Birthday November 24, 1885

• The temperature on November 24, 1885 was about 2.2 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%. Source: KNMI
• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
• In the year 1885: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • January 1 » Twenty-five nations adopt Sandford Fleming's proposal for standard time (and also, time zones).
  • March 14 » The Mikado, a light opera by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, receives its first public performance at the Savoy Theatre in London.
  • March 26 » The Métis people of the District of Saskatchewan under Louis Riel begin the North-West Rebellion against Canada.
  • April 3 » Gottlieb Daimler is granted a German patent for his engine design.
  • September 6 » Eastern Rumelia declares its union with Bulgaria, thus accomplishing Bulgarian unification.
  • September 22 » Lord Randolph Churchill makes a speech in Ulster in opposition to the Irish Home Rule movement.

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• 1884 » Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, Ukrainian-Israeli historian and politician, 2nd President of Israel († 1963)
• 1885 » Christian Wirth, German SS officer († 1944)
• 1885 » Theodor Altermann, Estonian actor, director, and producer († 1915)
• 1886 » Margaret Caroline Anderson, American publisher, founded The Little Review († 1973)
• 1887 » Erich von Manstein, German field marshal († 1973)
• 1887 » Raoul Paoli, French boxer and rower († 1960)